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. >> reporter: she moved from her texas home to denver after begging her parents to let her pursue her dream job. >> it looks like you got hit with a puck. >> reporter: she'd been looking forward to this big night. jessica's close high school friend brent lowic was visiting her to share a special screening of this batman movie together. brent was shot in the backside and also suffered shrapnel wuds. his father says he's undergone surgery, though still has major injuries. active on twitter, jessica's last tweet came around midnight, saying, "movie doesn't start for 20 minutes." she had narrowly escaped tragedy just a month ago. a sad irony, her brother and friends tell us she was at the eaton center toronto mall, visiting her boyfriend, jay, a minor league hockey player, when a shooting broke out in the mall food court, just three minutes after jessica left it. she recounted the horror on her blog. "i was reminded that we don't know when or where our time on earth will end. when or where we will breathe our last breath. i say all the time that every moment we have to live our life is a
. >> reporter: she moved from her texas home to denver after begging her parents to let her pursue her dream job. >> it looks like you got hit with a puck. >> reporter: she'd been looking forward to this big night. jessica's close high school friend brent lowic was visiting her to share a special screening of this batman movie together. brent was shot in the backside and also suffered shrapnel wuds. his father says he's undergone surgery, though still has major injuries....
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she moved from denver to texas to pursue her dream of becoming a sportscaster. she was also a survivor of the recent mall shooting, gary, if you remember in toronto. it's incredible. her mom spoke to a local affiliate ksat. >> i'll never have her to hug again or get a text message again or get a funny facebook picture. that's the hard part right now. just knowing those are things that i'm never going to get to experience again. i was blessed only for 25 years, but i was blessed. >> just a tearful remembrance from her mother. just a tragic situation for all involved. of course, gary, cnn is making calls this morning. we have our national desk on assignment here. and we will update you with more victims. a 4-month-old. and pentagon releasing a statement saying four servicemen, two sailors and two airmen wounded in the incident, one of which is still unaccounted for. >> once again, the suspect in all of these shootings, james holmes. what's so tragic, not only are they losing their loved ones but they had to wait hours and hours and hours to find out. just unbeliev
she moved from denver to texas to pursue her dream of becoming a sportscaster. she was also a survivor of the recent mall shooting, gary, if you remember in toronto. it's incredible. her mom spoke to a local affiliate ksat. >> i'll never have her to hug again or get a text message again or get a funny facebook picture. that's the hard part right now. just knowing those are things that i'm never going to get to experience again. i was blessed only for 25 years, but i was blessed. >>...
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the past two years with the savings we have generated, the actual cost for a full-time student ivy texas dropped in real dollars since 2008. the cost and this segment of society as far outstripped inflation but the income growth of most americans. the concern for my homestead i have is the sad fact that the four-year residential experiences out of reach for at the hoosier families. community colleges, we have focused in the past on low-cost and open access. we need to shift to a completion agenda while maintaining power low-cost. the community college has become a critical part of the affordability solution. thank you very much. >> dr.twig, welcome back thank you for inviting me to testify. >> i am president and ceo for the center for academic transformation, nonprofit organization founded in 1993. to center's mission is demonstrate how effective information technology can improve student learning outcomes and reduce instructional costs. we focus on undergraduate higher education. everyone seems to agree that both costs on the price of higher education are too high. the primary driver of
the past two years with the savings we have generated, the actual cost for a full-time student ivy texas dropped in real dollars since 2008. the cost and this segment of society as far outstripped inflation but the income growth of most americans. the concern for my homestead i have is the sad fact that the four-year residential experiences out of reach for at the hoosier families. community colleges, we have focused in the past on low-cost and open access. we need to shift to a completion...
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. >>> severe weather tore through north texas friday. high winds caused an 18-wheeler to tip over on to a passenger vehicle near the dallas-ft. worth international airport. hail, lightning and heavy rain delayed several flights. no one was seriously hurt. >>> separately, torrential rains caused part of a ceiling to collapse friday at a mall in charlotte, north carolina. shoppers say it was frightening, but fortunately, everyone got out okay. it's estimated that up to three inches of rain fell in about 45 minutes. >>> turning to syria, where the rebels are pushing deeper into the capital of damascus in their fight to topple bashar al assad's regime. nbc's ayman moin dean is here with more. >> reporter: they have clashed for a seventh straight day in damascus. since an attack on wednesday killed the country's defense minister along with three other top security officials, rebel have been frequently ambushing troops and attacking police stations in the capital, but the syrian military is fighting back fiercely, attacking neighborhoods with
. >>> severe weather tore through north texas friday. high winds caused an 18-wheeler to tip over on to a passenger vehicle near the dallas-ft. worth international airport. hail, lightning and heavy rain delayed several flights. no one was seriously hurt. >>> separately, torrential rains caused part of a ceiling to collapse friday at a mall in charlotte, north carolina. shoppers say it was frightening, but fortunately, everyone got out okay. it's estimated that up to three...
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. >> suarez: next, a follow-up to our story last friday about an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. not everyone thinks that's a good idea. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports on some california activists who'd like to see the devices banned. >> reporter: fairfax, california-- a small, hip, politically liberal, environmentally concerned town in marin county, across the golden gate from san francisco. it's the home of valerie hood, a landscaper and activist who decided that the local utility's decision to replace her traditional gas and electric meters posed a danger to her. she doesn't want a new one-- a so-called smart meter-- that reads how much energy is being used, and transmits the figures to pacific gas and electric via radio signals. pg&e has installed nine million smart meters in northern california, part of a $2.2 billion program. it has been touted as a way to save money and energy, because the transmitted information can be used to monitor home energy use. that allows residents to use applianc
. >> suarez: next, a follow-up to our story last friday about an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. not everyone thinks that's a good idea. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports on some california activists who'd like to see the devices banned. >> reporter: fairfax, california-- a small, hip, politically liberal, environmentally concerned town in marin county, across the golden gate from san...
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in texas, about 98% of the employers are small businesses. in the 19th congressional district, there is probably a higher number because we have a bunch of hard-working small- business people that have worked hard to build those businesses up. we do not have the big trio the plant in the 19th congressional district but the small businesses are a major job creator for us. small businesses rely on access to capital. our community banks have been the primary provider of that capital. when you look at small business loans in this country, most of those loans are under $100,000. while that is not a small amount of money, for many banks that would be a relatively small loan. but to those businesses, it is a very important loan. we want to make sure that as we move forward, we are not part of the problem of inhibiting the financial community's, particularly our community banks, from providing important lending opportunities. but also serving the customers. i was talking to someone the other day and many other smaller communities across my district w
in texas, about 98% of the employers are small businesses. in the 19th congressional district, there is probably a higher number because we have a bunch of hard-working small- business people that have worked hard to build those businesses up. we do not have the big trio the plant in the 19th congressional district but the small businesses are a major job creator for us. small businesses rely on access to capital. our community banks have been the primary provider of that capital. when you look...